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TikTok Fame, Hype House Envy, and Political Dance Ideas

from #201 - A Sense Of Time (ft. Ray Kump) | The Tim Dillon Show · #201

4 min

He riffs on TikTok stars like Chase Hudson, wishes he could join the Hype/Sway House, and pitches absurd political-conspiracy dance trends, before drifting into an old bit about morbidly obese Long Island cab dispatchers and smoking in cabs.

In this bit8 moments
  • Tim wants to become a god to schoolchildren, worshipped through his merchandise and image.
  • YouTubers get mobbed at malls while Tim remains unknown—he questions why he's not in the Hype House or Sway House instead.
  • Charli D'Amelio and similar TikTokers achieve massive success by dancing by the pool in expensive homes.
  • Tim proposes making TikTok dances about imperialism, the CIA, JFK conspiracies, and the Great Depression instead of standard choreography.
  • He refuses to limit himself to radio and podcasting, wanting to expand into different media formats and work with influencer collectives.
  • Long Island cab dispatchers were morbidly obese men who never left the station, communicating only to direct fares and smoke cigarettes.
  • People used to take cabs on Long Island to do cocaine, a freedom unavailable to those in the Hollywood Hills.
  • Tim defines 1980s American freedom as stealing from family, smoking in cabs, and using drugs with pregnant women.
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